Chapter Officers


2026 Chapter Officers

Chapter Executive Board (voting members)

PRESIDENT / CEO:



Tina Meyer
Supervisor
Brea Police Dept
Tel: 714-990-7774
President@cpra.org

PRESIDENT-ELECT:



Maria Esquetini
Supervisor
Buena Park Police Dept
Tel: 714-562-3930
PresidentElect@cpra.org

VICE PRESIDENT:



Pauline Soria
Supervisor
University of California Irvine Police Dept
Tel: 949-824-5688

VicePresident@cpra.org

SECRETARY:



Amanda Garcia
Supervisor
California Highway Patrol
Tel: 323-259-3257
Fax: 213-291-9411
Secretary@cpra.org

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL REP:



Ron Dunn
Communications Manager (Retired)
Riverside Police Dept
Tel: 951-201-0721
ExecCouncil@cpra.org

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER:



John W. Wright
Communications Manager (Retired)
Riverside Police Dept
Tel: 951-905-2746
Treasurer@cpra.org

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS:



Jeffrey Loveland
Captain (Retired)
Riverside Fire Department
Tel: 951-897-3634
SergeantAtArms@cpra.org

DIRECTOR:



Steve Goodwyn
Supervisor
Anaheim Police Department
Tel:
Director1@cpra.org

DIRECTOR:



Terri Nelson
Officer (Retired)
Huntington Park Police Dept
Tel: 714-425-1691
Director2@cpra.org

DIRECTOR:



Adriana Spirescu
Supervisor
Orange County Sheriff’s Dept
Tel: 714-628-7150
Director3@cpra.org

CHAPTER COMMERCIAL ADVISORY MEMBERS



Mariam Ballow (CCAM)
Mission Critical Partners
Tel: 949-303-5573
Commercial@cpra.org


Larry Weber (Vice-CCAM)
The Sales Group
Tel: 818-512-1888
Commercial2@cpra.org

APCO AFC Regional Frequency Advisors:



David Buchanan
County of San Bernardino (Retired)
Tel: 909-633-9336
FreqAdvisor@cpra.org


Christopher Baldwin
North County Transit District 
Phone:  442- 264-5708
FreqAdvisor2@cpra.org


Gary David Gray
Orange County Communications (Retired)
Tel: 714-393-3461
FreqAdvisor3@cpra.org

Chapter Executive Committee Members:

MEMBER-AT-LARGE:



Pauline Soria
University of California Irvine Police Dept
Tel: 949-824-5688
Member@cpra.org
PUBLIC INFORMATIOIN OFFICER:



Timothy Buchfeller
Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept
Tel: 951-955-2824
PIO@cpra.org
CHAPTER HISTORIAN:


Adriana Spirescu
Orange County Sheriff’s Dept
Tel: 714-628-7150
Historiancpra.org
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR:


Liza Kester
University of California Santa Barbara
Tel: 909-913-9143
Media@cpra.org
WEBMASTER / PIO

John Wright
Riverside Police Dept (Ret)
Webmaster@cpra.org
PUBLIC SAFETY AWARDS CHAIR

Terri Nelson
Huntington Police Dept (Ret)
Awards@cpra.org
TELECOMMUNICATOR AWARDS CHAIR

Maria Esquitini
Buena Park Police Dept
Awards1@cpra.org
TECHNOLOGIST AWARDS CHAIR

Brian Chrisman
University of California Irvine
Awards2@cpra.org